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==Overview==


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==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
Where mumps is rare, diagnosis can be challenging since signs and symptoms are non-specific and laboratory evaluation is not straightforward. The CDC defines a clinical case of mumps as "An illness with acute onset of unilateral or bilateral tender, self-limited swelling of the parotid or other salivary gland(s), lasting at least 2 days, and without other apparent cause."<ref> {{cite book | author = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | title = Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | editor = Atkinson W, Wolfe S, Hamborsky J | edition = 12 | chapter = Chapter 14: Mumps | location = Washington DC | publisher = Public Health Foundation | year = 2011 | chapterurl = http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/mumps.pdf | accessdate = 2011-10-30}}</ref> Other etiologies of acute parotitis to consider include Epstein-Barr virus, coxsackievirus, influenza A virus, parainfluenza virus, and bacterial pathogens.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Brook I | title=Diagnosis and Management of Parotitis | journal=Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year=1992 | pages=469-71 | volume=118 | issue=5 }}</ref>
===Vital Signs===
 
===HEENT===
 
===Skin===


==Gallery==
[[File:Mumps Source CDC.jpg|350px|center|Child with parotitis]]
[[File:Mumps Source CDC.jpg|350px|center|Child with parotitis]]
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==References==
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